Can't restart the compute until reinstall XP

[VijaKhara]

Hi all,

This problem happens again and again with my computer. A month ago,
when I restart the computer (which was using WinXP), I found that the
computer couldn't access the harddisk. The BIOS of the computer even
could not detect the hard drive. I replaced a new hard-drive and now
the problem seems to happen again. Now whenever I restart the
computer, the computer can't start up, although the BIOS still detects
the harddisk. To restart the computer, I have to reinstall WIN XP. The
computer works as long as I don't restart it. If I shutdown the
computer for some reasons, I can't start it up until I re-installl WIN
XP. I guess the problem is possibly from the hardware. It damaged data
in the boot sector of my harddisk whenever I start the computer.

Would anyone have the same problem? and any solutions?
Thank you

 

[philo]

Hi all,

This problem happens again and again with my computer. A month ago,
when I restart the computer (which was using WinXP), I found that the
computer couldn't access the harddisk. The BIOS of the computer even
could not detect the hard drive. I replaced a new hard-drive and now
the problem seems to happen again. Now whenever I restart the
computer, the computer can't start up, although the BIOS still detects
the harddisk. To restart the computer, I have to reinstall WIN XP. The
computer works as long as I don't restart it. If I shutdown the
computer for some reasons, I can't start it up until I re-installl WIN
XP. I guess the problem is possibly from the hardware. It damaged data
in the boot sector of my harddisk whenever I start the computer.

Would anyone have the same problem? and any solutions?
Thank you

Though it could be a controller problem...
I'd start out by running a RAM test

 

[nass]

Hi all,

This problem happens again and again with my computer. A month ago,
when I restart the computer (which was using WinXP), I found that the
computer couldn't access the harddisk. The BIOS of the computer even
could not detect the hard drive. I replaced a new hard-drive and now
the problem seems to happen again. Now whenever I restart the
computer, the computer can't start up, although the BIOS still detects
the harddisk. To restart the computer, I have to reinstall WIN XP. The
computer works as long as I don't restart it. If I shutdown the
computer for some reasons, I can't start it up until I re-installl WIN
XP. I guess the problem is possibly from the hardware. It damaged data
in the boot sector of my harddisk whenever I start the computer.

Would anyone have the same problem? and any solutions?
Thank you

Can you start it in Safe Mode, if you could can you look in the Event Viewer
for errors there and post them back.
Try as Philo said with RAM test and reposition the RAM, they may be loose.
But My guess is the BIOS is outdated or gone funny, try to get the updates
for the BIOS from the Motherboard Manufacturer website.

You may have a bad RAM try to test your RAM by running Memory test by
downloading this tool and unzip it and make a floppy or CD/DVD and run it on
Reboot.
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp.
You may need to reposition/reset the RAM sticks in their slots.
Have a look in the Event Viewer for error messages(X) that can shed some
light and post it back in your next post by performing the following and also
the System File Checker (SFC) sfc /scannow:
Open a Notepad, customize or minimize to the taskbar as you will need it
later for this step to copy the error message on it.
Open a run command and type in:
eventvwr.msc click [OK] you will get the Event viewer control Panel.
click on each of these:
Application
System
Security
Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red (X) or Yellow
exclamation mark /!\ , double click each one to get more info about the
causer.
On the Event error properties message you will see:
Up Arrow
Down arrow
Two pages
Click on the two pages to copy the error message then bring up the Notepad
you opened earlier and right click on the first line and select Paste from
the list, this will paste the error message on a Notepad.
Please don't duplicate the error message one of each kind will be sufficient.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
HTH.
nass